Cabinet of Curiosities: The SCC on Cabinet Secrecy
In Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 [IPC], the Supreme Court of Canada (“the SCC”) held that mandate letters issued by Premier Doug Ford...
Category: Administrative Law
The Procedural Unfairness of the Law Society of Ontario’s Regulatory Bylaws
In Mirza et al v the Law Society of Ontario 2023 ONSC 6727, [“Mirza“] the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (“SCJ” or the “Court”) struck a balance between the requirements...
Keeping Confident about Cabinet Confidentiality: Ontario v Ontario
In Ontario (Attorney General) v Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 [Ontario], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or the “Court”) held that the executive branch of the...
Yatar Hero: SCC confirms simultaneous judicial review and appeal in Yatar v TD Insurance
In Yatar v TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, 2004 SCC 8 [Yatar], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) unanimously ruled that the existence of a statutory right of appeal does not...
